Goethals Bridge

The Goethals Bridge is the name of two crossings connecting Elizabeth, New Jersey to Staten Island, New York, consisting of two cable-stayed spans. Their six lanes (three lanes each way) cross the Arthur Kill, stretching 7,109 feet. The original span opened on 29 June 1928, and it was named for US Army general and civil engineer George Washington Goethals. The new eastbound span opened on 10 June 2017, while the new westbound span opened on 21 May 2018 (the original had been closed on 9 June 2017).